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Students discuss upcoming summer study abroad / 7

crowd protests decision outside university hall

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president Jacobs says he sought ‘neutral stance’

Faculty Senate resolution ASks UT to reconsider

Abortion clinic debate continues

President breaks his silence

Staff Reporter

News Editor

Catharine S. Eberly Center graduates Women’s Success Series class / 7 Danielle Gamble: Student leaders need to work together / 4

In brief Extended library hours for finals week Carlson Library will open for extended hours during exam week and the weekend before.

All floors will be open until midnight on Friday, April 26, and from 9 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, April 27.

From 9 a.m. Sunday, April 28, all floors will be open continuously until Thursday, May 2 at midnight. The first floor will remain open all night Thursday, May 2.

All floors will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 3.

A valid UT ID is needed to enter the library after midnight.

UT African American recognition program set The UT African American Graduation Recognition Program will be held Friday, May 3, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Student Union Ingman Room. For more information, contact Merida Allen at merida.allen@ utoledo.edu or 419-5303824 or Roberta Edgecombe at roberta.edgecombe@utoledo.edu or 419-530-2471.

Corrections In our April 10 issue’s story “CVA replaces lights to save energy,” we should have stated that Jim Graff used money from his UT department to fund the Center for Visual Arts lighting renovations.

We also should have stated that Saudarine Mubenga started the project.

We regret these errors.

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About 45 protesters gathered in front of University Hall Friday to urge the University of Toledo to reverse its decision to not renew a patient transfer agreement with one local abortion clinic and end talks with another.

Protesters urge UT to reverse stance

By Lindsay Mahaney News Editor

Signs covered with images of coat hangers lined Bancroft Street April 19, as community members and students protested the University of Toledo’s decision to cancel its transfer agreement with one abortion clinic and end talks with another.

A steady stream of cars honked at the gathering, which included about 45 people from the Toledo chapter of the National Organization for Women (Toledo NOW), the UT Feminist Alliance and Medical Students for Choice.

Protestors stood in front of University Hall for about an hour to demonstrate their disproval of UT President Lloyd Jacobs.

“I am extremely embarrassed and I’m sickened with Lloyd Jacobs that he would allow himself to be bullied by somebody who is not even from Toledo . . . who doesn’t represent Toledo’s women and families,” said UT alum Grace Powers, 25.

The protest came after a letter, signed by Jacobs,

See President / 3

See Protest / 3

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Alicia Boreman-Menke, a 2009 UT graduate, protests April 19 outside of University Hall.

Student Government inducts next year’s leaders Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo Student Government’s summer plans include recruiting new members and transitioning into a new system of government with a new constitution.

The members in office will be working to reach out to incoming freshmen during the summer by setting up tables at Rocket Launch orientation sessions, said Public Relations Chair Clay-

The two students who represent their peers on the University of Toledo Board of Trustees can’t vote on board decisions — but a bill in the Ohio House of Representatives aims to change that.

The bill, House Bill 111, would give voting rights to student trustees at all of Ohio’s public colleges and universities.

Rep. Mike Duffey, RWorthington, said it is important for students to have a say in what affects their future.

“At a time when tuition rates are increasing dramatically, when students need to graduate in four years and yet sometimes they’re unable to do so because of the curriculum … there’s a role for students in the government structure to make sure that universities and colleges in Ohio put students first,” said Duffey, a co-sponsor of the bill.

HB 111 was introduced earlier this year after a similar bill, HB 377, was struck down last year.

HB 377 was amended after members of the Ohio InterUniversity Council objected to student voting rights being mandatory. That bill passed the Ohio House of Representatives, but failed to make it out of the Senate.

Rep. Mike Stinziano, DColumbus, another co-sponsor of the bill, said he has heard several rumors as to why the original legislation did not make it to the Senate, but there’s no definitive answer.

“We’ve heard that schools still didn’t like it even though it was permissive; we’ve heard that they just ran out of time,” he said.

Stinziano said opponents of the bill argue that student trustees with voting rights would have too much power.

But he doesn’t agree.

“They’re already a voice [on] the board,” he said.

“Thirty-nine states allow student trustees; of that, 32 have voting rights or provide a section where at least one student trustee has a voting right — and I have yet to hear any of those states say, ‘This changed our dynamic with the students.’”

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summer leadership

By Lindsay Sraj

Proposed law would let student trustees vote

By Kevin Bucher

By Lindsay Mahaney

President Lloyd Jacobs this week defended the University of Toledo’s decision to back out of a patient transfer agreement with a local abortion clinic and end talks with another, saying UT should take a “neutral stance” on abortion.

Jacobs also said he was not influenced by anti-abortion group Ohio Right to Life, which had said that the agreements amounted to taxpayer funding of abortion. UTMC signed a transfer agreement with Capital Care Network of Toledo in August. Ohio Right to Life held a press conference March 26 criticizing the agreement, and Jacobs sent a letter April 4 telling Capital Care Network the agreement would not be renewed.

A transfer agreement with a full-service medical facility like the UT Medical Center is necessary for the clinic to stay open.

Jacobs said he believes the decision to break the transfer agreement is the right one, but the university will remain committed to helping everyone in need of care.

“We will take care of any patient, any time, from any place; it doesn’t make any difference where the patient came from,” he said. “So those people that would characterize this position as denying care to someone would be incorrect. We’ve never done abortions and we cannot under the rules of the state, but we will take patients from anywhere, at anytime, anyplace.”

Jacobs said he felt the choice was not made too quickly and it was a “pretty clear decision.”

Additionally, he said, the decision was not influenced by Ohio Right to Life’s accusations or Right to Life president Mike Gonidakis’ comments.

“I never knew there was such as a thing as the Ohio Right to Life until pretty much after the fact,” he said.

State law

ton Notestine.

The members plan on talking to local high school students since many UT students come from the Toledo area. Notestine said he wants those students to know that they can get involved and gain leadership roles within student government.

The other main focus of the summer will be transitioning to a new government.

“There is going to be a lot

of questions and hiccups coming with this transition,” Notestine said.

SG members will be working with the new chairs for the internal, external, student and campus committees. They will have to meet with those groups and formulate a game plan for what they want to do in the upcoming school year, Notestine said.

Within the internal committee, the members will be briefed on how to handle fi-

nances, how to run the office and other behind-thescenes tasks.

The new internal committee chair is Senator Kevin Samson.

The external committee will be taught about recruitment, outreach and how to use more channels for communication and public relations.

The new external committee chair is Senator Nick McCullough.

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Last regular issue of the IC until fall This is The Independent Collegian’s final issue of the 2012-13 school year. We will publish a special section for orientation at the beginning of June and will resume regular weekly publication on Wednesday, August 14.

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Student group of the week

What are you doing this summer?

8%

31%

Looking for a job after graduation

Getting a regular summer job

23% Taking a class

38% Working in an internship

This week in UT history 5 years ago: UT Students for Concealed Carry on Campus held a rally on campus, led by campus leader Matt Rubin.

60 years ago: “They sell them there, why can’t we smoke them there?” Al Sing voiced in last Friday’s Student Council meeting, referring to the ban on smoking in the bookstore.

80 years ago: A record vote was cast in the recent general election with 965 out of 1,465 students entitled to vote exercised their right. Jacob Folger, Sigma Delta Rho, defeated Donald McLean, Alpha Phi Omega, for Student Council presidency.

WXUT

Purpose: WXUT provides a non-profit broadcast service to the University and the city of Toledo as well as a professional broadcast training ground and a place for students and staff to express their individuality at the University of Toledo.

Leaders: Station Manager, Tyler Mattson; Production Director, Sean Weirich.

History: WXUT was born November 2, 1990 when the station went on the FM air waves at 88.3 on the dial.

Upcoming events: WXUT plans to have open mic nights at the Student Union to promote Student Talent beginning in the Fall.

How to learn more: If you are interested and would like to be involved in WXUT please visit WXUT.com and click “Join WXUT” or email us at wxutmgr@gmail.com.

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Burning rubber

AJ Lesiecki, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, puts the University of Toledo Formula SAE car through its paces in the parking lot next to Nitschke Auditorium during an early morning testing session on Tuesday.

What is your favorite bar, and why?

“Arnie’s — it’s really down to earth and I know a lot of people that go there.”

Lavelle Ridley

Alex Born

Freshman English

Senior Pharmacy Administration

“Jed’s — because they have the best atmosphere.”

Brittney James

Junior Respiratory Therapy

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In brief Summer shuttle routes start May 6 UT transit route changes for the summer semester will be effective from Monday, May 6.

UT Transit Services will operate three shuttle routes to the Health Science Campus, Toledo Museum of Art and Kenwood Gardens.

Shuttles will run Monday through Friday at scheduled times. During the summer breaks and holidays, shuttle service will not be available.

The changed schedules will be available at www.utoledo.edu/ facilities/transit/ beginning Sunday, May 5.

UT-sponsored marathon in Toledo on April 28 The annual Medical Mutual Glass City Marathon will take place Sunday, April 28, starting on UT’s Main Campus and finishing on the field of the Glass Bowl.

As a host and sponsor, UT will provide access to its facilities as well as support from a number of departments, including Athletics, Facilities and the UT Police Department.

People can register at the Health and Fitness Expo Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Savage Arena.

Parking Area 10 north of the Glass Bowl will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday, April 26, through 5 p.m. Sunday, April 28.

All cars remaining in the lot at 6 a.m. Saturday, April 27, will be towed.

Access to Main Campus will be limited starting at 5 a.m. the day of the marathon and several roads both on and off campus will be closed.

To learn more about the marathon events and to register, visit glasscitymarathon.org.

Dancing Rockettes to host auditions on April 27 The Dancing Rockettes will host auditions on Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Health Education Building second-floor dance studio.

Interested students are advised to look performance-ready and wear form-fitting dance apparel, jazz shoes and performance makeup.

For more information or to register, contact Tenethia Beamon at tbeamon22@yahoo. com.

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Q&A

Former USA Today CEO to speak at UT conference

By Jayme Mersing and Lindsay Mahaney

Staff Reporter and News Editor

David Hunke has worked in media for over 35 years, including as the CEO of USA Today. Now he’s the chief strategy officer at Digerati in Detroit — and one of the keynote speakers at the University of Toledo’s UHeart Digital Media Conference on May 10.

In an email interview with the IC, Hunke talked about his career and his expectations for the conference. He said he plans to speak about the need to present an honest and factual story via social media.

Q: How do you think social media is integrated into businesses today?

A: I believe most businesses

David Hunke

today have a very limited few of the impact social media is playing in shaping their brand and reputation.

Q: What do you hope people who attend the

UHeart Digital Media Conference will get out of it?

A: First, an appreciation that the University of Toledo is taking a leading role convening this conversation.

Second, [they get] a clear view that a nexus exists between curriculum and real world conversations.

Q: What are some of the greatest challenges you’ve faced in getting where you are?

A: That everyone isn’t going to go your way all the time. You will fall short, and sometimes fail. Learn from it, but [get] up and get going.

Q: What are some of the benefits to your job?

A: I got to travel the world, meet very

A: Be a news junkie. Be incredibly curious. Don’t be satisfied with easy answers. Love what you do.

Be first; but first, get it right.

was sent to the Capital Care Network stating that the university would not renew a transfer agreement between UT Medical Center and the abortion clinic. A similar letter was sent to the Center for Choice, ending negotiations with the clinic to enter into an agreement.

An abortion clinic in Ohio must have a transfer agreement with a full-service medical facility in case of emergencies; without one, the clinic cannot legally operate.

Anita Rios, president of the Toledo NOW, said she helped organize the protest because UT’s action could cause the abortion clinics to close.

“I feel that we are here as a small reminder to Lloyd Jacobs that he is part of a community,” she said. “He has a very high position in our community. He has the ability to do tremendous good and tremendous harm.”

Rios said her experience working at the Center for Choice influenced her passion on this topic.

“I’m really scared what someone like Lloyd Jacobs could do to all the women in Toledo who see an abortion every year,” Rios said. “These women have so many reasons and some of them are so heart-wrenching.”

Avneet Singh, a member of

Medical Students for Choice and first year medical student, said as a medical student she was feeling a direct effect of the decision through her education.

“We’re kind of ground zero for what’s happening,” she said. “From our perspective as medical students who weren’t consulted, this affects our education, this affects our patient population.”

Singh also said she worries that the university’s move could affect not only the clinics, but the university itself.

“If these clinics close, our residency program will be in danger of shutting down,” she said. “It will lose its accreditation. I think that’s something we should definitely consider. How are we training our students – our future doctors?”

Singh said an online petition was started and signed by over 265 individuals, including faculty, students and residents. The petition, hosted through the site Change. org, is still gathering signatures.

Zach Hocanson, a protestor and graduate student studying clinical mental health, said he hopes the petition and protests will make a difference and reverse the decision.

“What I’d like to see is a kind of win in our column,” he said. “It’s their right to choose absolutely, but I’d like them to have the ability to choose.”

Lauren Merrell, a senior social work major and a member of the UT Feminist Alliance, said she thinks transfer agreements are beneficial for women’s health.

“No matter what, women who feel they need an abortion are going to get one,” she said. “These transfer agreements are keeping them safe.”

Sharon Barnes, vice president of Toledo NOW and a UT professor in women and gender studies, said many of her students did not understand why Jacobs would decide to cancel the agreements.

“They’re disappointed,” she said. “And to be honest I think some of them are confused about why the university would treat the clinics any different from any other out-patient surgical procedure.”

Barnes said that looking ahead, Toledo NOW is only interested in improving women’s health and working to find care providers for women in the community.

“I think that, in terms of trying to be active for women in the community, Toledo NOW is interested in engaging ProMedica as well as UT to sign transfer agreements,” she said.

In a statement released April 19, ProMedica Toledo Hospital said that “given recent developments that may impact clinics, we will continue to assess the broader community needs.”

“We should support them.”

Jacobs said the belief that the education of UT medical students would suffer is incorrect.

“If there should be something with those clinics that should be involved with teaching, we certainly have other resources and we certainly have access to plenty of other resources,” Jacobs said.

“So we will definitely meet the requirements of students and other residents. There’s no question of that.”

Payne said Medical Students for Choice have set up

a meeting April 26 to discuss their concerns with Jacobs and Health Science Campus Chancellor Jeff Gold.

Payne said she feels neither UTMC nor ProMedica, the health system that operates Toledo Hospital, want to take responsibility.

“From what I see … neither one of these health systems wants the clinic to actually close; they just want the other system to pick up the transfer agreement. So no one wants to step up to the plate. It’s really going to be an

issue of who is going to be the bigger man and do the right thing,” she said.

Jacobs said it is too soon to tell if the university will change its decision should the clinics be threatened with closure.

“If that issue is in front of us, there are other approaches,” he said. “… I personally think the law that transfer agreements are required should be looked at. I’m not at all certain that it’s a reasonable law. There are other ways than just doing that.”

Protest

Faculty union in legal dispute with former executive director

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Staff Reporter

The University of Toledo’s faculty union is in a legal dispute with its former executive director, with the union accusing Mary Jane Erard of misusing funds and Erard’s lawyer saying the allegations are “nonsense.”

The American Association of University Professors (UT-AAUP) terminated Erard on April 11 and filed a civil complaint in Lucas County Common Pleas Court the same day.

Erard had been placed on unpaid administrative leave Feb. 8. She was hired as office manager for the organization in 1994 and given the title executive director in 2001.

According to the lawsuit, Erard made unauthorized credit card charges, collected unauthorized compensation and made unauthorized electronic transfers of union funds to an E-Trade account which totaled over $50,000.

Additionally, the suit stated Erard did not have the authority to issue or sign checks from UT-AAUP

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“That did not enter into the decision. I still don’t know who that person is that they’re quoting in the paper.”

Carolyn Payne, president of UT Medical Students for Choice, said she does not think Jacobs’ decision is neutral, but rather “anti-choice” because it threatens the existence of the clinics. If the clinics close, she said, women will have fewer opportunities to receive safe, legal abortions.

“Even though the hospital will take these patients no matter what, the clinics cannot exist without writing on a piece of paper ‘this health system will accept our patient,’” she said.

bank accounts and that she used UT-AAUP money for personal expenses and had not reimbursed them.

Erard’s attorney Alan Kirshner said there is no evidence behind the allegations.

Kirshner said he believes Erard was hacked and harassed, among other circumstances which he said have been overlooked.

“It’s apparent it’s an attempt to blacken her name before she filed something on them,” he said.

Kirshner said that he believes evidence exists in audits filed in the Ward M. Canaday Center that will prove Erard’s innocence.

There are no numbers or specific information in the complaint regarding the audits, he said.

“They’re not going to have anything more than the couple accidental things like $36 to a nail salon — things that always get straightened out when the statements come,” he said.

Erard intends to file a counterclaim which will force the UT-AAUP to be specific in its charges and complaints, Kirshner said.

Medical Students for Choice have gathered over 260 signatures on a petition stating their concerns, saying it affects both their educations and the health of women in the community.

Faculty Senate members also gave their support to reinstating the transfer agreement when they passed a resolution at their April 23 meeting that requested Jacobs reconsider his stance.

“I am concerned for the education of our students,” said Sharon Barnes, a professor of women and gender studies.

“Over 250 students have already signed a petition stating their concerns,” said Barnes, who is also vice president of the Toledo chapter of National Organization for Women.

What: UHeart Digital Media conference When: Friday, May 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. with an after-party from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Where: University of Toledo Student Union Ingman Room.

Cost: $50 for the general public and $20 for students; register online at uheartdigitalmedia.com.

Why: Larry Burns, vice president for external affairs, said the festival is intended to gain more regional and national recognition for UT as well as provide participants with opportunities to connect with other individuals interested in the media field.

“We hope that people engage with one another, that they do some networking, that they visit our campus maybe for the first time, and really enjoy and feel that it was well worth their time,” he said.

interesting people and hopefully, helped some folks along the way.

Q: Do you have advice for someone looking to enter your field?

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editorial

Student suffrage How to enjoy a healthy summer Student reps on the Board of commentary

Trustees should be able to vote

When it comes to the student voice having a direct impact on what decisions a university makes, students should be able to vote on the decisions that really matter.

The Board of Trustees calls the shots for the decision-making process at public universities. And although there are student representatives on the board, they have never had a direct vote regarding the decisions the board makes.

Some Ohio state representatives are currently trying to pass legislation so student board reps at public universities can have a vote that counts. An attempt last year to pass the same legislation was watered down by opponents of the bill, and never reached a full vote from the State Senate.

The main responsibility that student representatives have had is to report what happens at board meetings to the Student Government. Even though no SG experience is required, it is still an important position — one where candidates are selected by the governor.

But is allowing student representatives to vote on decisions as large as the ones the board makes a good idea?

Only if the students assuming power take responsibility for connecting the student voice to the Board’s decisions.

“With great power, comes great responsibility” were Uncle Ben’s famous words in the first “Spider-Man.” The weight of carrying a vote that may make or break a major decision is a huge deal. Students will count on them to vote in favor of their needs, and trustees must realize what they are putting on their shoulders.

The student representatives must also have a feel for students across campus as well. Do two students truly understand the feelings of over 25,000 students? Maybe not a lot, but there are definitely some, and those students deserve a shot. And we shouldn’t swing the bat just because we’re afraid we might strike out.

We need a student with the right intentions voting for the students who can’t be heard. The weight of carrying the student voice, however, comes with great responsibility.

It is the end of the year, and we up your resources, whether it be and throw a Frisbee around or lay can see people getting that summer working a summer job, doing an inout to get a dose of vitamin D. This is break fever. Classes are all but over, ternship or volunteering. Nothing says the last full month for a summer hurand graduation is just around the productivity like June. The sun keeps rah, so enjoy yourself. corner. Those who are living on you going, and it is sufficiently far August is the month of school. campus are counting down the days enough away from either semester Resident advisers have to be back in when they can check out with their that you won’t get all burnt out. the beginning of August, and onresident advisers, leave campus for I work the “Rocket Launches” in the campus move-in begins mid-August. the summer and the commuter stusummer with the Office of New StuFinally, classes start, and we begin dents don’t have to make the somedent Orientation Programs as a New the whole cycle over again, from gettimes daily trips.

Student Orientation ting to know everyone in classes to While a break is alLeader. I also work re-establishing patterns of commutways a welcome with several of the stuing. It’s back to the grind, and fulltime, we have to redent organizations I am force motion forward. member that life involved in over the Overall, make sure you enjoy this doesn’t end, and summer, so they can summer. It will go faster than you many of us have to maintain a running sta- think, and you can get a lot done. So come back to school tus when students rewhatever you do, whether it be a job, a in the fall, wherever turn in the fall. So, volunteer opportunity or whatever that may be. So, while it’s not a rule, I you decide to do, balance it out and be there are some like using June as my productive. things that we can productive time, beThis being the last paper of the year, IC Columnist keep in mind, and cause I I would like to thank evkeep the shock level to a minimum feel the best about it. eryone at the IndepenOverall, make in the fall.

Although work and dent Collegian, especialMay is the month to definitely relax. school all are extremesure that you en- ly Nate and Ben, who alAfter coming off a hard semester, I ly important, July is me to write for the joy this summer. lowed know I always appreciate a vacation, the month to balance paper. I also want to It will go faster or time at home, so I can bring myself all of them out and enthank everyone who read back to reality. No exams, no classes joy summer in all its my columns and apthan you think, and hopefully minimal responsibility. glory. This is the steproached me saying that and you can get a they recognized me. It All in all, I like to tell people to stay reotypical summer away from heavy tasks. While you month, with the was great! I hope that evlot done. don’t have to take the whole month Fourth of July holiday eryone has a great sumoff, some time off is essential. A and many fairs and mer, and I will see you in break restores mental stability, erases outdoor festivals happening. Fun in the fall. Go Rockets! shadows of stress and can make a per- the sun is an important part of the son significantly happier. summer, so after you get off work or Michael Baker is a junior majoring June should be focused on building classes end for the day head outside in biology.

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Work together: A call for student leaders to answer

Reserving judgments from Boston

This week, I had a very They’d rather work in some easy to shut the book on any insightful conversation with sort of backward competimissteps made or grudges one of UT’s student leaders. tion that awards points to formed.

I didn’t even know her bethe group with the most Students, do you really fore that evepower or want to chain yourself to a ning; I sat next the most sad merry-go-round of to her mostly members. backbiting? No, I’m sure you because my And when don’t. I’m sure you, like me, feet were hurtstudent orwouldn’t mind blazing a ing. No matter ganizations new trail of understanding the reason, it and student and team-work. was the right leaders enNow, what I’m proposing move. gage in the is seriously hard to put into We discampus rat practice. It’s hard to get out cussed the race, guess of the rut of a win/loss menrocky relationwho loses? tality. It takes a lot of underships that some Everyone. standing to hear a critique Editor-in-Chief of UT’s key stuHas UT and to turn it into somedent organizacompletely suc- thing positive. It’s even tions have with each other. cumbed to this backward harder to honestly self-evalOver a couple of hours, we system? Some of your more uate yourself and the orgadiscovered one disturbing pessimistic students say yes. nization you love, even if theme that seems to plague They furrow their eyebrows the resulting outcome could our student organizations: and call student leaders be better. the groups that are sup“brown-nosers” and scream But I know the student posed to hold UT’s most that even if they wanted to, leaders we have at UT can impressive student leaders a “regular” student couldn’t do it. The ones I’ve met, at are locked in a battle of make a difference at UT. least, are passionate and egos.

However, I say that’s unsmart individuals who care Of course, one evening of fair. Maybe it’s about the stuconversation (that some the idealist in and who When student dents would consider gossip) is me, or maybe are brave organizations not a fair way of diagnosing I’m just hopped enough to be a leadership problem. But up on too much and student different. that’s not the only lens I’m coffee while who leaders engage amAnd looking through — I’ve studying for fiI to make spent years not only as a re- nals. Either way, in the campus these suggesporter for The Independent I firmly believe rat race, guess tions, and to Collegian, but as the presithat there are make these dent of a female music fraseveral students who loses? claims of Everyone. ternity, a leader in the Rock- on this campus trust? et Marching Band and — that still care Well, I’m a for an extremely brief time about UT and student. I’m a — as a member of the Stuare working to make this student who cares very dent Judicial Council on the best university it can be. much for this university and Student Government.

But I also think they’re who isn’t afraid of change.

The reason that talk is fighting against a growing And I know I’m not still rattling around in my habit that, if not caught alone. brain is because it hit on soon, could become a something I’ve noticed tradition.

Danielle Gamble is a through my four years as an The beautiful thing about senior double majoring in active student. There are a university is that there are communication and music, large groups which simply seasons. This one is coming and is the editor-in-chief of refuse to work together. to a close, which makes it The Independent Collegian.

Katherine Russell is the A lot of questions are left unLooking from the outside, widow of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, answered. While it’s quesone could have many reathe late Boston Marathon tionable how much she may sons to be angry, and rightbombing suspect. As she have known, we also need to fully so, but we never have a mourns the give her the reason to be cruel. Even death of her benefit of the when others have let us husband, she doubt. As any down, or even hurt us or our has been apAmerican, loved ones, we need not be proached by she is innobitter. Try to put it in perthe FBI askcent until spective. If Tsarnaev had ing to interproven guilty. been someone you loved and view her. She During trusted, you would have evsays she had Prison Week ery right to be upset like the no idea of here at UT, I rest of America, but to you it the plot and had to deal would be something very was just as with some personal. Insults towards shocked as tough queshim, and towards you by asIC Columnist everyone else tions myself. sociation, would not help to hear her husband’s name A childhood friend whom I you heal and think straight. in news report. Tsarnaev was had lost contact with was I imagine Russell is going the father of her two-year-old sentenced to over a decade through a very confusing daughter. Her lawyer told in prison for something I period in her life right now, CNN reporters that she is never thought and if we can’t When some“very distraught.” he could do. have respect I can already see the finNot only did for Tsarnaev, one you love gers being pointed, and all it impact me, we can at the the comments people are go- but I almost felt does somevery least thing you ing to make. In fact, I’ve alguilty. I looked show some ready read some on cnn. back on what I for her. could never com. People have been callcould have done During have imagined, these times of ing her and the rest of this differently to family “worthless.” Others help him to get rumors of it leaves you are going as far as saying away from the wars and tenwondering that she must be hanged for crowd that was sion building being a so-called traitor. misleading him. how well you with other naThese people who comIt took some tions, and beactually know mented have neglected to time, but eventween ourpeople. It’s take a close look at what tually I realized selves here in harder to trust America, we Russell has revealed about it wasn’t any of her relationship with Tsarmy doing or should not others; it’s naev. There are police remisdoing that forget to be cords of Tsarnaev being abu- led him to make harder to compassionsive, according to her lawyer. those decisions. open up. ate. I want to Tsarnaev was described by When someleave us with Russell’s friends as controlone you love does a quote from one ling and manipulative. Russomething you could never of my favorite films: “True sell pulled away from her have imagined, it leaves you courage is about not knowfriends and family, and wondering how well you ac- ing when to take a life, but worked tirelessly to provide tually know people. It’s when to spare one.” for her two-year-old harder to trust others; it’s daughter. harder to open up. HowevVeralucía Mendoza is a Even with these facts, it’s er, this is a time for mourn- former University of Toledo student who last attended in easy to assume something ing; insults and judgments the spring of 2012. was hidden. aren’t helpful in any way.

Danielle Gamble

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Auto-correct: the fall of spelling Through the invention of of them. Instead, I will just email and text, people will the computer, many things skip ahead and posit that, send notes to friends, coin our daily lives have gotbecause of this amazing gift workers, bosses and anyone ten much easier. We have that we have, called spellelse a person may need to any tidbit of information at check, we have just given up be in contact with, tens to the tip of our fingertips, at on trying to use the correct hundreds of times a day. any point with the internet word for the sentence, and Written communication has of our computers and our become accustomed to letbecome increasingly imporsmartphones. We can type ting the computer do the tant since talking on the up papers so thinking phone has started to give people can for us. way to electronic messaging. read them and Now, inHow can we maintain sucnot have to correct cessful and efficient written squint and spelling communication, especially guess whether isn’t a new in important situations, like that “h” is a issue. The a conversation with a boss if “k.” We have only reason we have difficulty stringing spell check at the issue is together a sentence without our disposal, more of a misspelled words, incorrect so we should concern to- tenses, improper conjuganever be able day is betions or whatever other IC Columnist to misspell any cause of writing errors we may come word, no matour technolo- up with? ter how many silent letters it gy. Actually, historic writers A study by the Organizahas in it. The problem is, like Ernest Hemingway, F. tion for Economic Co-operwhen we don’t have comScott Fitzgerald, and Wilation and Development in puters, many of us forget liam Faulkner all were 2009 found that the United the English language altoknown for being pitiful States ranked 33rd in literagether. I can only assume spellers. The oncy among all that I’m not the only person ly difference is in the For whatever countries that will whip out my that they may world. I would reason, people like to think that phone, open a text message, deserve the and type a word, just to benefit of the must feel as if it has something make sure I’m not autocordoubt, since do with our the fact that the to rected. Especially before I they actually having difficulty computer will prying ourselves write something down that had to write by I’m unsure about on a piece hand or catch a spelling away from being of paper. typewriter. dependent on error of theirs, so One of my biggest pet A further isour technology it may just edit to help us write. peeves in this world is sue which someone who incorrectly comes along Over the past and correct uses homophones. A homo- with apathetic century, that their entire pa- ranking has fallphone, for those who don’t spelling, is a already know, is a set of lack of concern per for them, en dramatically words which sound like for things like the United which it actual- for each other but have differtense, conjugaStates. The correly does to some lation may or ent meanings. For example, tion and the the words “to,” “too,” and like. For whatmay not be there, extent now. “two” all sound the same ever reason, but the fact is, we but mean vastly different people must feel as need to continue things. I could make a long if the fact that the computer to teach and learn the lanlist of all of the different ho- will catch a spelling error of guage well in order for us to mophones I have seen intheirs, it may just edit and continue to have a fighting correctly used interchangecorrect their entire paper for chance on a global scale. ably, but I will save everyone them, which it actually does the time and frustration of to some extent now.

Christian Davis is a senior having to read through all With the prevalence of in accounting.

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Discussing Liberty is eye-opening With the semester comIn my opinion, Toledo ing to its high point, and ex- can do better than what it is ams on the horizon, politics currently doing and I’m sure may be the last thing on no matter the political party, your mind. However, I for Libertarian, Democrat or one think you Republican should be forevyou’d probably er aware of poliagree with me tics as long as on that. The you have breath differences in your body, come when we since it affects so talk about how many areas of we want to life; including achieve that. business, educaOne side of the tion, your safety spectrum says IC Columnist and obviously we need more your wallet. With government and that being said, I’m going to the other side says we need make the wild assumption more liberty. Toledo Liberty that you have breath in your will be focusing on talking body, because if you didn’t about the latter. The organiyou wouldn’t be reading zation I lead, and the host of this, so you should be conToledo Liberty, The Young cerned with politics.

Americans for Liberty, beNow that you have a delieve more liberty creates sire to be connected with prosperity and, except in politics, I have the desire to very rare cases, more govtell you about an event you’d ernment destroys prosperity. definitely be interested in: To go into more detail of Toledo Liberty. Toledo Libwhat I mean by rare, I mean erty will be held this Friday, Shiny Pidgey rare (For those April 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 of you who don’t know/care, p.m. in the Student Union shiny Pokemon have less room 2582. than a 1/1,000 chance of apSince I’m an opinion pearing; 1/8192 to be exact) writer, I have to take an not someone blaring their opinion on this event to dis- music in Carlson rare. cuss it, and that is Toledo Speakers coming to adLiberty will most likely be dress this issue of making the most effective and enToledo better, via more libjoyable way you could use erty minded ideals, will go the hours between 11 a.m. as follows. The first speaker and 2 p.m. on Friday, April will be myself, discussing 26. The topic of this year’s the need for more liberty Toledo Liberty will be: from a student perspective “How to make Toledo great and a few other subjects. again.”

Next will be Republican

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Toledo Councilman Tom Waniewski, who will be discussing how he thinks Toledo could be made great again. After him will be Libertarian City Councilman Todd Grayson addressing the same matter. Our final speaker will be a mystery speaker covering for blogger Joe Wurzelbacher, who had to cancel due to a family emergency. To wrap up the whole event we will host a “Q&A” with all our speakers so the audience can learn more about the liberty minded perspective, or just see how our speakers individually stand on certain issues.

Toledo Liberty is what I think is the best way that anyone could possibly spend the hours of 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. this upcoming Friday, of course I have a little of a biased opinion.

However I think no matter your political persuasion you will have fun challenging your thought process, or just eating a dessert from our on-site bake sale.

So stop on by to room 2582 in the Student Union this Friday at 11 a.m. and have a ball celebrating liberty.

Also, on a final note, thank you for reading my columns this semester and I hope you have an excellent summer. I’ll see you next fall, but in the meantime, keep it classy Toledo!

Ron Johns is a junior majoring in marketing.

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| The Independent Collegian | Wednesday, April 24, 2013 former editor honored

Collegian alum funds scholarship for the IC

By IC staff

The memory of a former Collegian editor will be honored with a new scholarship fund bearing his name.

John N. Grigsby, who died in 2011, graduated from the University of Toledo in 1936 and spent 53 years as a reporter for The Blade. As a student, he was executive editor of what was then called The Campus Collegian.

Grigsby’s son, Richard Grigsby, spoke at a press conference Monday outside The Independent Collegian’s office in Carlson Library. He said his father valued the time he spent at the Collegian and “always said the knowledge, experience and friendships he got from his time there were among the

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Rick Grigsby, son of former IC editor and Blade reporter John Grigsby, speaks about his father at an April 22 news conference.

most rewarding of his career.”

Interest from Grigsby’s bequest of $110,000 will fund scholarships for IC editors through the UT Foundation.

Danielle Gamble, the IC’s current editor-in-chief, said the gift is a reflection of the impact working at the newspaper has had not just on Grigsby, but on

many other students through the years.

“It’s a privilege to be a member of an institution that so strongly impacted someone of Mr. Grigsby’s talent and character,” she said.

The Independent Collegian is published by the Collegian Media Foundation, a nonprofit organization.

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The campus and student committees will be focusing on legislation. The new campus committee chair is Senator Ben Lynn and the new student committee chair is Senator Mikaela Kucera.

Though they are separate, the campus and student committees will be working closely together on similar items, Notestine said.

“We are going to instill this new idea or culture within Student Government that instead of making lots of legislation, we make less legislation but better quality legislation,” he said.

Notestine said he also hopes to continue the Administrative Meet and Greet, a workshop where students meet with Student Affairs administrators to promote a more personal relationship with the administration.

In other news: n Former Green Fund representative Tony Bova nominated Ben Lynn to succeed him in the position at

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William Koester, chairman of the University of Toledo’s Board of Trustees, said letting student trustees vote would create a conflict of interest.

“I believe there would be a conflict of interest in areas where the board is making decisions about tuition and student fees,” he said.

Duffey said students would have to be able to put their personal interests aside, but that is what current board members must also do.

“I think that as a [student] trustee, they’ll have to recuse themselves from certain matters, but that’s no different than a current trustee that is a non-student who has a son or daughter

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Lauren Jencen (left) is sworn in as Student Government’s new vice president by SJC’s associate chief justice Kaitlyn Filzer at Tuesday night’s meeting.

the SG meeting April 23.

Senate members approved unanimously.

Lynn said he wants to continue Take Back the Tap, an initiative to help preserve water, over the summer. Currently he said he has nothing else planned, but will continue brainstorming. n President Emily Kramp and Vice President Lauren Jencen were contacted by the APO service fraternity about

starting a point system by going to sporting events and other events around campus.

Students would get a certain amount of points for each event. Once a certain amount of points is reached, students could then receive some rocket gear.

“This idea is still in the planning stages, and we have to find out about funding and how we would calculate all the points,” Kramp said.

at that particular university,” Duffey said. “In that sense, I don’t see there’s anything different than any other situation.”

Koester said whether students have a vote or not, their voices will still be heard, as long as they attend meetings.

“People in national elections have the right to vote and half the country does not show up,” he said. “That’s why it’s more important to show up.”

Duffey said every public university board in Ohio that has not currently passed a resolution on this issue should demand that their administration take a position for or against it.

Koester said he does not object to allowing student trustees the right to vote, but he does not know if he would vote for a resolution at UT in

“I believe there would be a conflict of interest in areas where the board is making decisions about tuition and student fees.”

William Koester UT Board of Trustees chair on whether student trustees should get a vote

support of the measure.

“My general thought is that it would not be meaningful,” he said. “To me, it is a state issue.”

Duffey disagreed.

“Silence is, to some extent, a reasonable interpretation of opposition,” he said. “Not taking a position is trying to avoid being opposed.”

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Study Abroad

Bon voyage, UT students

Many students will travel overseas over summer break

By Amanda Eggert Staff Reporter

photo courtesy of joseph hara

Several students pose for a photograph at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo during last year’s trip to Japan with Joseph Hara, director of study abroad for Japan. Students also traveled to the Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, the Hikone Castle in Hikone and the Itsukushima Shrine on the island of Itsukushima.

in brief Iota Phi Theta plans April 26 fundraiser The men of Iota Phi Theta fraternity will be hosting “Clip It For Childhood Cancer” on Friday, April 26, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Centennial Mall.

Participants will shave their heads in partnership with St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The event also includes a canned good drive for Nightingale’s Harvest and a fundraiser for the Jaxson R. Houser Foundation. All three benefit children and families dealing with cancer.

Spring cleanup day to be held April 24 “Respect UT/Spring Clean Up Day” will be held on Wednesday, April 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Centennial Mall.

Students can volunteer for picking up trash and cigarette butts and receive a free T-shirt.

New recycling bins donated to university A total of 75 new 60-gallon bins have been donated to UT for recycling bottles and cans, adding to more than 900 bins already present across all three campuses.

Because of hefty recycling goals of Recycle Mania, a nationwide college competition between schools to see who can recycle the most, the campus needs more bins for bottles and cans, said Brooke Mason, interim sustainability specialist at UT. The bins have been donated by The Alcoa Foundation.

Learning the classroom basics of a foreign language just isn’t enough for some passionate students ­— so they fly overseas.

“I just feel like there’s no better way to learn the language than to immerse yourself in the culture and to be around it and hear it and to have no choice but to use it,” said Erinn Odon, a junior majoring in psychology, who is going to Spain this summer.

Nicole Moon, a sophomore majoring in psychology, said all students should consider the opportunity.

“People should definitely take part in it,” Moon said.

“It’s always beneficial to broaden your life outside of Toledo, Ohio.”

Moon said she is looking forward to everything about Spain.

“We have one weekend to travel,” Moon said. “I’m going to go to Barcelona and just kind of seeing how people there do things.”

Culture shock is common and part of the study abroad experience. Moon said students who have traveled abroad before gave her good advice for dealing with it.

“Just take it one day at a time and just try to respect what they do differently,” Moon said.

Joseph Hara, director of study abroad for Japan, said studying abroad helps students learn the language more efficiently.

“The importance is that learning the language here is not really effective,” Hara said. “You really have to be at the country where you are studying abroad; otherwise language does not really hit you.”

Hara said learning the basics of the language can be done at UT, but the best way for students to gain actual experience in using the language by studying abroad.

Hara leads students in the three-week Japanese study abroad summer session, during which they will travel to Tokyo, Toyohashi and Kyoto.

In Toyohashi, students participate in an internship with Aichi University. When there is down time, students are able to learn more about the culture.

“The rest of the time is a cultural experience, such as learning how to play the Japanese musical instruments, to tea ceremony, to flower arrangement, to how to shoot a Japanese bow and arrow and judo,” Hara said.

Hara said in Kyoto, one day excursion trips include visiting sites in Hiroshima, Nara and Osaka.

Halah Mohamed, a senior majoring in art, said knowing the language before traveling abroad is important. Mohamed went on the Japan trip two years ago.

“Having the ability to speak was a lot more enjoyable because people who usually wouldn’t be comfortable speaking will talk with you,” Mohamed said. “If you spoke to them in their native language they become all friendly and ‘yeah, let’s keep talking about everything.’”

Mohamed said going to Japan was an experience she will never forget.

“It was really life changing because before that, I was really just focused on my art,” she said. “When I went there I was minoring in Japanese and I didn’t know if I could really pursue a career there, but I met a lot of people and See Travel / 8

eberly center

Women graduate from Success Series

By Olivia Contreras Staff Reporter

The Driscoll Alumni Center buzzed with excitement April 22 as the 27 graduates of this year’s Women’s Success Series exchanged greetings and weekend stories.

The Women’s Success Series (WSS) is the Catharine S. Eberly Center’s signature program and is offered every year over a course of nine weeks.

Friends and family gathered to support the women as they gave thanks and shared their WSS experiences. All of the women had only positive things to say of the program and made sure that Marna Ridenour-Ward, the facilitator, and Jeffery Witt, the program manager,

knew how much they appreciated their time with them during the program.

There was an overwhelming consensus that the WSS program helps women step out of the box and discover direction.

Shanda Gore, associate vice president of the Office of Equity, Diversity and Community Engagement, opened up the ceremony. She compared WSS to the season of spring because it blossomed feelings of hope and growth.

She said WSS was about the renewed opportunity for growth for women who maybe experienced a job loss or a career change.

WSS is as an opportunity See Graduation / 8

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Marna Ridenour-Ward (left) poses with a Women’s Success Series graduate. The nineweek classes are aimed towards helping women in a transition period readjust to their life. This year 27 women from a variety of ages and cultures graduated.

theater

Series of student plays to be created, performed in a day

By Angela Peluso Staff Reporter

There are only 24 hours in a day, which is just enough time to write and direct a play, fundraise and get students more involved in the theater department.

The 24-hour plays are coordinated by Alpha Psi Omega, the National Theatre Honor Society, and will show Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center Theatre at the Center for Performing Arts.

Sean Koogan, president of Alpha Si Omega and overall

producer of the 24-hour plays said, “It allows students the opportunity to voice their feelings and their emotions as well. As students we’re told to read this and read that, and after you read so much you want to get out there and explore something in an artistic way.”

The process starts with a sign-up, with this year having about 25-30 people registered. Students write down what they’re most interested in doing and are split into four-five groups. Each group

consists of one playwright, one director, three actors and a technician if desired.

The playwrights join the rest of the group 7:30 p.m.

Friday, April 26 to begin writing, with only one limitation: they must incorporate one prop. For 12 hours, they’re allowed to write.

“Sometimes the plays turn out very political, sometimes funny. It depends on the playwright,” said Lynnette Bates, senior theater major and production manager.

Koogan added, “Everyone

who writes the plays are students and it’s really interesting when students go to see the plays; there’s a connection in a completely relatable way.”

After the plays are written, the actors and producers are given the scripts. This leaves 12 hours for the director to shape the play.

Everyone must stop rehearsing by 7:30 p.m. April 27 so the show can begin.

In the past, the theater department hosted the plays during fall semester, but due to late advertising

and a low number of participants, the plays didn’t happen fall 2012.

This year Alpha Psi Omega assumed responsibility for the play. Donations received go towards the Alpha Psi Omega fundraiser to send students to national conferences and festivals to complete against other students.

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Dancing the night away

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Two students dance during the 13-hour-long RockeTHON on April 20. Over 700 people were signed up for the event, and $73,982 was raised for the Mercy Children’s Hospital Autism Center, Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

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design and a lot of other helpful workshops which are taught by industry professionals and overall [the conferences] are a great networking tool,” Koogan said.

The 24-hour plays are also utilized to get new students involved in the theatre department, Bates said.

“It’s a fun event with a

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I really fell in love with the culture.”

Michael Kistner, program coordinator of study abroad for Spain, said students should study abroad to be exposed to language and culture.

ESTO, Espanol in Toledo, is the month-long program in which students will travel to Toledo, Spain.

Students have the option of applying for grants through Center for International Students Study Abroad and Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Kappa Phi awards $1,000 to eligible students.

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for women from any walk of life to gain confidence and courage to stand up for herself professionally and personally — “to help put your toes in the water,” Gore said.

Most women in the group exchanged networking cards they had designed themselves so they could all keep in contact with each other.

As the graduates received their certificates and cards, each had a chance to share their thoughts. Fearing they’d cry, most women rejected the opportunity to speak.

Bertha Fiason, who seemed to be the biggest crier of all, took the microphone reluctantly as the surrounding crowd playfully chanted, “We want tears.”

And tears Fiason gave them in a few very touching words thanking RidenourWard, who heads the classes.

Ridenour-Ward said there is always uncertainty and uneasiness when the class first begins but that quickly changes as the women all grow more comfortable with each other.

Topics covered in the class included dealing and differentiating transition and change, job hunting, job skills and so on.

The group of women in the class is from all different ages, groups and cultures.

Fiason, along with Afaf Doumani, who are both mothers, enjoyed the

simple time commitment that is minimal compared to other plays,” she said. “A lot of freshmen usually get involved and a lot of the time it is somebody’s first show.”

Bates has been involved in the plays twice before, once as an actor and then a director. This is her first show as production manager.

“I look forward to see the new students bond in this crazy, hectic experience. It

was really helpful for me,” she said.

Alpha Psi Omega’s anticipating 75-100 people at this event. Students are asked to donate $3 and all non-students are recommended to donate $5.

Three door prizes will also be given out.

“It’s good to see what other students are experiencing and a great way to support fellow Rockets,” Koogan said.

Additionally, a scholarship is offered through Association of Two Toledos.

One year of Spanish is required in order for students to participate in ESTO. Students concerned about affordability can apply for travel grants and scholarships, Kistner said.

“I just want to experience it firsthand because it’s so different from learning about it in the textbooks,” Odon said.

She also said students should consider studying abroad because it is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

“I know this will be an experience that I won’t get

again and it’s just an experience I don’t want to miss out on,” Odon said. “I just want to be able to say that I did it and if I can do it, other people can, too.”

Odon said she loves the Spanish culture and can’t wait until she can experience everything.

“It’s just really eye-opening … to understand and to see that there’s a world outside of our world,” she said.

“You know we are so accustomed to how things are here, and just to be able to have that experience, to know there are people that aren’t like us, that’s just really interesting to me.”

financial and budgeting courses that the program covered.

Through the courses, Fiason received a chance to use her voice, while discovering what she wanted and how to articulate herself.

Doumani said the classes helped her find herself and feel more independent, as she has spent most of her six years in the United States raising her children at home.

Fiason was directed to the program by Georgette Wimberly, a second-year participant in the WSS program.

Wimberly said the process was so uplifting and that the center has been beneficial to her as a nontraditional older student. She went on to say that each time taking the class has been a different but equally positive experience, so those who go through the program once shouldn’t be afraid to experience it again.

Odiri Omobien, a junior social work major, took the class because of her internship with the center. A professor suggested she take the class to share her emotions, but Odiri felt that wasn’t necessary. She now says the program is much more than that and it taught her “to be patient” with herself.

Odiri said the program gave her guidance and taught her to set goals up for herself and she now has an idea where she wants to go to graduate school.

While Odiri plans on attending graduate school,

another participant, Mikaela Kucera, a freshman pre-med biology major, took the course to get more involved at the university.

“I did the course because I really hadn’t done anything at Toledo yet, and I just really wanted to get involved, and it was a really great choice,” she said.

She viewed the class as a “two hour break from everything.” Since the class was every Monday, Kucera saw it as “a good start to a new week.”

When asked her what her favorite aspects of the program were, she said, “The whole communication within the group, like discussing how our weekend was, getting on a personal level with all of the other colleagues.”

Kucera appreciated the classes on employment.

“The whole resume and cover letter that we had to do was in a sense more beneficial to me,” she said.

Perhaps more important than employment, the program helped Kucera realize UT was the right place for her.

“It showed me that UT was definitely where I wanted to be, and it definitely showed me where I am supposed to be right now,” she said. “This is one of my stepping stones.”

She said she definitely will recommend this class to other people and intends to return as a participant in the program or a volunteer.

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in brief Three Rockets receive All-MAC recognition for academics Seniors Naama Shafir, Yolanda Richardson and sophomore Inma Zanoguera were named to the Academic All-MAC team Monday, April 22, the league announced.

Shafir led the team with a 3.61 GPA majoring in business. She also led the team in scoring with 12.8 points per game.

She ended her career with the most assists in school history (722) and fifth in points (1,874).

Richardson carried a 3.28 GPA as a recreational therapy major. She averaged 9.5 points per game last season and led the team with 7.2 rpg.

She concluded her career as the all-time leading shot blocker in program history with 213.

Zanoguera is majoring in individualized studies with a concentration in history and currently has a 3.38 GPA. She more than doubled her points per game average to 10.2 in 2012-13 and also contributed 2.6 assists and 1.9 steals per game.

Kowalczyk hires new assistant Former Kent State player Jordan Mincy was named the new assistant men’s basketball coach Friday, April 19, the school announced.

At just 26 years old, Mincy served as an assistant at College of Charleston for a year and two years at Kent State before coming to Toledo.

“He’s an exceptionally well-rounded coach, a tremendous recruiter and has the ability to form great relationships with players,” Kowalczyk said in a statement. “He understands what it takes to win a championship and possesses a great basketball mind.”

Mincy was a standout guard for the Golden Flashes, especially on the defensive end.

“I’m very excited to be coming to Toledo, and I know that we have a lot of talent to work with and the program is striving to do great things,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to working with the guards, especially Julius Brown and Josh Lemons at the point, since I’m very hands-on when working with players at my former position.”

Kyle Shaw named MAC West Pitcher of the Week Senior left-handed pitcher Kyle Shaw was named the MAC West Pitcher of the Week for the period of April 15-21, the league office announced Monday, April 22.

Shaw pitched a threehitter against Central Michigan Saturday, April 20, and struck out a careerhigh nine hitters.

Men’s golf cards ninth-place finish at Purdue The UT men’s golf team finished ninth this past weekend at the Boilermaker Invitational in West Lafayette, Ind. Toledo was 30-over par in the three-day event with a total score of 894, 16 shots behind Louisville and Iowa for first.

Sophomore Chris Selfridge led UT and finished ninth individually with a two-over par 218 (73-7372). His round of even par Sunday, April 21, was the low round of the day for the team.

Toledo’s next event will be the MAC Championship at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio May 3-5.

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Former Rocket to enter the MAC Hall of Fame

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Jay Skebba Sports Editor

Closing the book on a successful athletic year

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Former Toledo star Kim Knuth is the leading scorer in Toledo and MAC history, men or women, scoring over 2,500 points from 1995-99. She helped the Rockets qualify for three NCAA Tournament appearances during her career. She will become the seventh Rocket to join the MAC Hall of Fame when she’s inducted May 30.

By Blake Bacho Sports Reporter

Former University of Toledo women’s basketball star Kim Knuth was selected to be part of the Mid-American Conference Hall of Fame’s 2013 class, the league announced April 18.

Knuth — the MAC’s alltime leading scorer (2,509 points) for both men’s and women’s basketball — will become only the seventh UT athlete in the Hall of Fame when her and the six other 2013 members from across the conference are inducted next month.

“It is a huge honor for me to represent not only the University of Toledo, but also women’s basketball,” Knuth said. “It feels very special and humbling at the same time.”

Basketball coaching legend Bob Nichols, who passed away last month, was the last Rocket to join the

Hall of Fame when he was inducted in 2012. Prior to his induction, the last Hall of Fame class to include a UT athlete was the 1994 group.

The 1998-99 second-team Academic All-American can still be found on almost every page of Toledo’s career record book, maintaining her first-place rankings in scoring average, three-point field goal percentage and steals.

Knuth is also tied for first in free throws made, third in free throw percentage, fourth in overall field goal percentage and minutes played, fifth in assists and ninth in rebounds.

During her sophomore through senior years, the St. Joseph, Mich., native led Toledo in scoring. She played in three NCAA tournaments during her time at UT, and advanced to the WNIT with Toledo during the 1998 season.

The Rockets had a record of 101-23 while Knuth wore the jersey, including a 60-10 record in MAC play. The 1995-96 MAC Freshman of the Year was a three-time Academic All-MAC selection.

For Knuth, the teamwork and friendship meant just as much as the many victories.

“I think the best memories really are the camaraderie between the coaches and the teammates,” she said. “We spent such a long time — not only months but hours every day — with your teammates, and you really do rely on them so much throughout your four years.

The friendships I have built with them have lasted over the years; that is probably the best memory that I have — along with winning some of those important games like the MAC championship.”

Former UT women’s

coach Mark Ehlen recalls that Knuth’s competitive nature and incredible athletic ability made her very easy to instruct.

“She is the most dominant player that I have ever coached — the most dominant player in MAC history,” Ehlen said during a phone interview. “It was easy for me because I just had to find ways to put the ball in her hands and she would do the rest.”

Knuth’s ability to play whatever type of game was called for impressed her former coach most of all.

“She could score in so many ways,” he said. “She could hit the three but she was also very ball quick. She wasn’t necessarily a fast athlete but a quick one, especially with the ball in her hands. [Knuth] had one of the best mid-range games that I have ever seen.

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Baseball

Toledo takes two of three from Central Michigan over the weekend, then blasts Notre Dame 15-3

By Nick Delwiche Sports Reporter

The University of Toledo baseball team won two of three over the weekend against the Central Michigan Chippewas. The Rockets (1424, 6-9 MAC) split a double header Sunday after a dominant 11-0 victory Saturday.

Senior Kyle Shaw (4-5) pitched a gem Saturday, allowing only three hits in nine innings of play. Shaw struck out nine of the 33 batters he faced with no walks. Shaw currently leads UT with four wins.

“We all came out ready today, all 31 of us,” Shaw said.

“We got ahead in the count really good and me and James [Miglin] worked good together today.”

Head coach Corey Mee knew he needed a good start out of his veteran.

“Kyle Shaw was great today; he worked ahead in the count, kept his pitches down in the zone, he was able to mix his pitches and throw them for strikes,” Mee said.

“Not only did he pitch a shutout, but he went the distance which is huge with a doubleheader the next day.”

Toledo was excellent offensively as well with two hits each from senior Ben Hammer, junior Tyler Grogg, junior Jacob North and freshman Deion Tansel. Hammer had the hot bat, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBI’s.

The Rockets opened up the scoring in the first inning, bringing in two runs after a sac-fly from Hammer and an

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Junior catcher James Miglin (15) is congratulated at home plate after smacking a home run in UT’s win over Notre Dame Tuesday. Four Rockets hit a round-tripper.

RBI groundout from senior Matt Delewski.

CMU saw their best chance to score in the following inning when they loaded the bases with one out but Shaw had a different plan, striking out back-toback batters to work out of the jam.

UT took advantage of the

Chippewas’ defensive woes, scoring three runs on three errors in the middle innings.

“The key thing is scoring again and again and again,” Mee said. “Our key phrase has been relentless and today I thought we were.

[Shaw] was relentless as well and never gave them a chance to breathe.”

It was a much tighter contest for the Sunday twin bill as the Rockets took the first game 4-3 but fell short of the sweep later in the day with a 2-1 loss.

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Sitting in the newsroom a week ago trying to think about what would go in the final sports page of the school year, something suddenly occurred to me.

Other than some minor shortfalls and an embarrassing resignation from a cross country coach, it’s been a banner year for Toledo Rocket athletics.

Soccer

It all started around the time students returned to campus in August and women’s soccer player Natalia Gaitan returned home from her native Colombia, the country she so proudly represented in the Summer Olympics.

Even though Colombia didn’t make it out of the qualifying round in Glasgow, Scotland, — or even score a goal — that certainly doesn’t diminish what Gaitan did, representing her country and her school.

She played every minute of Colombia’s three games as one of their captains and was one of the most decorated players in the history of Toledo’s program. A microscopic percentage of athletes can call themselves Olympians, but Gaitan proudly can.

And it’s awfully neat that the Rockets can call her one of their own.

Football

There’s a man on the gridiron that UT fans are happy to claim as well.

Matt Campbell took over in December 2011 after Tim Beckman suddenly bolted for Illinois. Campbell won the Military Bowl in his first game as a head coach — and he was barely 32 years old, an infant by NCAA football standards.

He coached wise beyond his years in his first full season and never was that on display more than the night of Oct. 20, 2012 when the 5-0 and No. 21 Cincinnati Bearcats walked into the Glass Bowl.

Trailing for the first time all night and possessing an offense that couldn’t quite find its rhythm, Toledo needed a spark late in the third quarter.

That spark turned out to be an explosion – a 91-yard explosion to be exact – as Bernard Reedy took the ensuing kickoff to the house near the end of the third quarter to put Toledo back in front 26-20.

The Bearcats made the whole stadium stand with anticipation and maybe a hint of anxiety as they drove down to the UT 46 with less than a minute to go.

That’s when cornerback Jordan Hayden jumped in front of the pass from Munchie Legeaux, picking it off and sealing a 29-23 victory and improving UT’s alltime record to 5-0 at home against ranked opponents.

A kneel-down later and the green Glass Bowl turf was quickly covered in blue and gold as students rushed the field in celebration.

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Knuth from page 10

She could really stop and pull up and she was so strong that she could finish inside and get fouls. Every part of her game was so fundamentally sound.”

Ehlen points to Knuth’s numerous still-standing MAC records as proof of her extraordinary athleticism.

“The fact that she is the all time leading scorer in both men’s and women’s history in the MAC is pretty significant I think,” Ehlen said. “There have been some great players in men and women’s history in MAC basketball and her name is right at the top.”

Knuth’s desire to become the best did not go unnoticed by her coach, nor does Ehlen overlook her impact on his team’s success during her years as a Rocket.

“She was just driven to be the best,” he said. “She was at times hardest on herself and part of a coach’s job is to help a player through that. She was a tough competitor who was driven to be very good. In those four years we won a lot of games and she was a big reason why — a huge reason why.”

Knuth graduated Cum Laude from the UT’s College of Engineering in 1999 and married former UT football player Robert Klaer soon after. She continues to keep up with her former

teammates as well as the current team of whose success she is immensely proud.

“I do talk with quite a few of the girls throughout my years that I was there,” said Knuth. “I think [the team’s recent success] is fabulous; I actually went to the WNIT that they won a couple years ago. I think it is really great for the program what [head coach Tricia Cullop] has done and it makes me even more honored and proud to have once been a lady Rocket and part of the University of Toledo.”

Knuth and the other new members will be inducted at the MAC Honors Dinner at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel Thursday, May 30.

Toledo from page 10

Junior Cameron Palmer (23) started the day off strong for UT, finishing with eight shutout innings and allowing only four hits with eight strikeouts. He did not allow a hit until the fifth inning.

UT got things started in the third inning after a twoout RBI single from Hammer (1-for-2, 2 RS, RBI) put the Rockets ahead by one.

Toledo grabbed two more runs in the sixth after an RBI double from junior James Miglin (1-for-4, RBI) and took advantage of two CMU errors for another.

The Chips were quiet until the ninth inning when they scored three runs and placed the tying runner on first with one out. Sophomore Adam Tyson managed to squash the rally, inducing a double play to end the game and seal the series victory for UT. Toledo lost a pitcher’s duel in the evening game, losing 2-1 and missing their chance to get the sweep. Junior Ryan Wilkinson (3-3) took the tough loss but pitched well, allowing two earned runs on eight hits with five strikeouts and threw a complete game..

Things were quiet until

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Sophomore shortstop Nate Langhals tries to avoid a runner sliding into second.

the sixth inning when CMU scored both of their runs on three straight singles.

Wilkinson was able to stop the bleeding and didn’t allow another run all day.

The Rockets managed to come within one run in the seventh, loading the bases and scoring on a walk, but were unable to avoid the following double play to end the inning.

Toledo couldn’t get the wheels moving in the final two innings and missed their chance at a sweep.

“We pitched and played defense well all day and that’s why we had a chance to win two games today,” Mee said. “We need to do a better job of executing our

approach offensively and do a better job of getting ahead in the count.”

The Rockets pounded the Fighting Irish Tuesday afternoon, banging out 15 runs on 14 hits en route to a 15-3 throttling of Notre Dame.

The game was initially scheduled to take place at Notre Dame, but was moved to Toledo because of a dicey weather forecast.

UT put up crooked numbers in the first, third, fifth and seventh innings.

Ben Hammer had a monster day, going 4-for-4 with two homers and five RBI. UT is back in action today when they host Defiance at 4:05 p.m.

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Campbell’s squad rattled off eight wins in a row and was ranked No. 23 in the AP poll and 25 in the coaches poll and the BCS Standings.

They lost a heartbreaker to Northern Illinois in what was essentially the MAC West title game, coming up short in their bid for a MAC Championship. But the future has possibly never looked brighter for the Toledo football program.

Campbell’s recruiting ability is unrivaled in the MAC and he regularly wins battles with bigger schools like Cincinnati, Pittsburgh and lower-tier Big 10 teams for big prospects. His 2013 class was the rated the best in the league by a decent margin for the second year in a row.

If he remains a Rocket long enough, this might be the closest they’ll ever come to replicating that 35-0 run in the late 60’s and early 70’s.

Cross Country

Not everything was as smooth for the women’s cross country team; there’s was a roller coaster of a year, to say the least.

They won their third straight MAC Championship and rose to No. 16 in the top 25, the highest any MAC school has ever been ranked. Led by coach Kevin Hadsell, UT had become a force on the national scale.

That is, until he suddenly resigned Jan. 24.

About three weeks later, we all found out from Deadspin.com and The Blade that Hadsell sent lewd and inappropriate text messages to All-American runner Emma Kertesz, which were turned over by Kertesz to the athletic department.

Other allegations — some of which were denied by Hadsell — claimed he often

drank alcohol during practices and meets and even drove the team bus drunk returning from an event in Wisconsin.

The five-time MAC Coach of the Year admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with one of his runners 10 years ago.

This incident wasn’t as big of a black eye as the point-shaving scandal that rocked the university in 2007, but it’s still a shiner that won’t fade for at least a little while.

Basketball

There are some awfully talented (and better-behaved) coaches roaming the sidelines at Savage Arena as well.

On the women’s side, Tricia Cullop had her best season yet, capturing her second MAC Championship in three years and leading UT to a 29-4 record, tying the school mark for wins in a season.

Like Campbell, her squad also cracked the AP poll, landing at No. 25. It was the first time Toledo had been ranked in 11 years.

The Rockets had winning streaks of 11 and 15 games, but perhaps none of those wins was more impressive than Feb. 24 at Central Michigan.

The Chippewas handed UT their only loss of the MAC season about six weeks earlier and the winner of this rematch would grab a stranglehold on the conference title race.

In a loud and raucous McGuirk Arena, Toledo trailed for almost the whole first half and trailed by a dozen with 13:45 to play.

Naama Shafir put on one of the best displays of her career, putting the Rockets on her back and scoring 14 points in that final stretch to bring Toledo from behind and leave with a huge 76-63 victory to make their vision of another conference crown awfully clear.

Of course, CMU got the

ultimate revenge when they upset UT in the semifinals of the MAC Tournament, bringing Toledo’s hopes for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2001 to a screeching halt.

However, that didn’t stop Ohio State from pursuing Cullop, who confirmed she interviewed for the job about a week ago but did not give her an offer.

It’s impossible to know for sure how long Cullop will stay at Toledo. But as long as she does, expect more of the same from the women’s team.

The same can be said for men’s coach Tod Kowalczyk, who led UT to a 15-13 (10-6) record, despite facing heavy restrictions stemming from failing to meet the NCAA’s Academic Performance Rate requirements.

The Rockets were banned from postseason play, had scholarships and some weekly practice time taken away and were even forced to remove some home games from the schedule – all from a time period that nobody on the current team was involved with.

Perhaps the most ridiculous consequence of all was one that nobody knew about until the season was almost over.

By way of a tiebreaker, Toledo won the MAC West – or so they thought.

Days before clinching the division, the MAC office informed Kowalczyk that due to their postseason ban, the league would not recognize their title.

His response? Saying his team will raise a pennant anyway.

In this banner year, it seems more than appropriate.

Jay Skebba is a senior majoring in communication. He is also a senior writer for ChatSports.com and has contributed to ESPNWisconsin. com